Motorists, including semi-trailers, are having to back up once they reach the dead end. They are using residential driveways to turn around — a move DeGrand said has become a bother to some residents who live near the construction zone.

"It's a complete dead end," he said. "Some of the residents are getting frustrated. Semis are having to back up in driveways because you can't get through the Geddes intersection. These semi-trucks with big trailers on the back have to try to back up and it's a problem."

Some construction zone signs have been posted, DeGrand said, but motorists apparently still don't realize they are driving toward a dead end.

He urged southbound Canton Center motorists to avoid the dead-end at Geddes by using alternate roads such as Palmer, Summit Parkway or Cherry Hill Road.

Although Canton Center is closed off north of Geddes, Geddes itself is open to traffic in both directions.

From the other direction, motorists who used to drive northbound on Canton Center from Michigan Avenue also have had to find alternate routes to reach destinations such as the South Canton Scholars school and a Sikh place of worship, the Gurdwara Sahib Singh Sabha of Michigan.

The problem should be fairly short-lived, however. Wayne County Roads Division spokeswoman Kaye Byrd has said the project is expected to be completed sometime in November.

Officials have said the short-term hassles will be worth it. The $1.2 million project is occurring in what Canton Municipal Services Director Tim Faas had called one of the worst stretches of road in Canton.